Heatons WMay 2018
“Celebrating Our 10th Birthday”
A NOTE FROM ANGELA
As we prepare to celebrate the 10th birthday of our WI, perhaps we should each reflect on our ownWI experience. What are the positives? Are there any negatives? What contribution do we each make for the good of all? Are we involved in any of the numerous activities on offer , outside the monthly meetings? Perhaps we could all make a conscious effort to do more - sign up to the rotas, organise a meal, plan an activity or an outing- to help The Heatons WI to continue to flourish in the next decade?
Kind regards,
Angela
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Many happy returns to members who celebrate their birthday in May
Sue Johnson, Shirley Shaw, Jane Hoare, Norma Davies
HEATONS NEWS
As a part of our birthday celebrations in June we will be holding a “Guess Who?” quiz. We are asking members to bring in a photograph of themselves aged approximately 10 years. These should be given to Karen by the May meeting at the latest.
The Heatons Choir will be singing at Marbury House on Saturday, 19th May.
Bursaries
It’s bursary time again! What have you always wanted to learn – a new language, a new craft or a new skill? Now’s your chance.
Various bursaries will be made available for members of the Heatons WI to attend educational courses. A draw for the bursaries will be held at the July monthly meeting.
A total sum of £750 has been allocated from our funds for the 2018 bursaries and they will be allocated as follows:-
One Denman bursary to the value of £450, plus six bursaries of £50 each
Please note that, in accordance with the conditions set out below, and devised in previous years, the ladies who won bursaries in the 2016 draw won’t be eligible for this year’s bursaries. However, if you were successful in bursary draws prior to 2016 you may enter this year.
The conditions of bursaries are as follows:-
- All receipts for the course must be submitted to the Treasurer before the money can be reimbursed. This does not include travel expenses, apart from to Denman.
- If it is an expensive course, eg Denman College, as soon as the recipient receives the invoice, submit it to the Treasurer and it will be paid to the college from WI funds which will be set against the value of the Bursary.
- If any expenses exceed the Bursary, they must be paid for by the recipient.
- The Bursary will be valid for one year after it has been awarded.
- If the Bursary is shared, the person sharing must be from the Heatons WI.
- Members receiving the Bursary will not be eligible for the next allocation of bursaries.
- Members will be invited to give feedback to the WI after they have attended their course.
Make your application now by simply giving your name to Sally, along with the type of course you would like to attend (it doesn’t have to be particularly specific and won’t affect your application), before the start of the monthly meeting on Thursday, 19th July to be in with a chance of your name being drawn.
Details of allDenman courses can be found online at
Members Table-Chris and Lindsey are having a craft sales table at the next meeting. They will be selling handmade greetings cards, craft materials, textile pictures and craft books to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Charlie’s Scout Jamboree. Proceeds will be divided equally between the two.
4 Heatons Summer Festival-Saturday/Sunday, 9th/10th June-We will be selling cakes at this event on Sunday, 10th June from 11-12(proceeds to our WI). We will also be helping to sell the Bakeoff competition cakes from 12.-4 (proceeds to the organisers chosen charity). We would be grateful for any cakes baked and volunteers on the day. Please see Sue Johnson.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Could we ask that the ladies who are on door and raffle duty arrive at the Sports Club by 7 pm, please?
The Heatons Sports Club is situated on Green Lane, about 300 yards down the road from the Heaton Moor Road junction. It is well sign-posted. There is plenty of car parking and it is well-lit. The meetings will be held on the first floor and a lift is available. Please be seated by 7.30 pm for a prompt start at 7.45 pm. We pay £1 to contribute to the cost of the cakes and ingredients and £1.50 separately for tea or coffee. A full bar service will be available during the tea break. Any latecomers should sign-in during the break.
A gentle reminder: Please make sure your mobile phones are switched off at the start of the meeting and, please, no chatting when the Chair or anyone else is speaking.
PLEASE NOTE-If you return for a second tea or coffee during the evening please reuse your cup as we are charged by the number of cups used.
Visitors to Monthly Meetings
In line with other local WIs, a suggested donation for visitors to our monthly meetings is £4 per meeting which goes towards the cost of the speakers, the venue, raffle prizes, etc. Visitors may attend three meetings before deciding whether to join our WI. We currently have a waiting list for new members wishing to join.
Monthly Meeting Rotas
The list for the 2018 rota for help with the raffle, door, refreshments and meeting and greeting new members and guests is available at all meetings. This is a great way to get to know other members. Please help by adding your name to the rota.
Refreshments Rota
Please remember, if cake baking isn’t your thing, you can always bring shop bought biscuits or ready-to-serve fresh fruit. The refreshment supply bag has a large plastic serving bowl and tongs for fruit. Don’t forget, if you contribute to the refreshments by baking a cake or providing fruit you can claim £3.50 in reimbursement.
Monthly Meeting Raffle
Did you know that we always have a £10 voucher as one of the raffle prizes with a number of other great prizes? All proceeds from the raffle go to our own funds. Raffle tickets will be on sale before the start of the meeting and during the tea break.
April’sMeeting Report
Attendance: 52 members 2 visitors Raffle: £44 Cakes: £30
Donations from visitors: £8.00 ACWW: £4.54
Tickets for events
If you are signing up for an event that requires payment, please pay as you sign-up or before the closure deadline. Place your money in separate envelopes for each event with your name, contact details and the event name and hand it to:
Heatons WI events-Karen Catchpole
NEC Group events-Angela Britland
Cheshire Federation events-Liz Robertson
A supply of envelopes will be available at the meetings.
Member’s Table
Would you like to sell your homemade crafts or goods at one of our monthly meetings? There will be one table each month, available from the social break time until just after the meetings. 10% of sales will be contributed to our own funds. If you would like to have a table, please contact Sally on .
Photographs on WI Forums
If you are unhappy about having your photograph on the various social media forums we use, such as Facebook, Twitter and our own website, please tell the person taking the photograph or speak to Angela.
ACWW (Associated Country Women of the World)
Donations of small change and foreign coins are collected at each monthly meeting at the sign-in desk. Please bring in any old £1 coins you have and put them into the same pot. Details of ACWW’s work can be found
Suggestions Book
The suggestions book is available at all meetings for your comments and suggestions about anything Heatons WI related.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Heaton Mersey Youth Festival-Celebration Concert-Saturday, 9th June at 7pm at St Paul’s Church. Tickets £5 adults, £4 concessions, children free.
Greater Manchester WI’s are taking part in the Manchester Parade on Sunday 17th June. The idea is to celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage – period dress optional. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Angela
Canal Boat Trip and Afternoon Tea
A sign-up sheet will be available at monthly meetings for a planned canal boat trip from Whaley Bridge on the Judith Mary, with afternoon tea, on Saturday, 21st July 2018. The cost will be £16.50 which should be handed to Karen by the June meeting.
Thursday, 4th October- Louise Jordan will be performing her show “No Petticoats Here”. Tickets will be available from the June meeting at a cost of £10
MAY/JUNE DIARY DATES
HMO-Heatons Members Only
AWIM-Any WI Members
Tuesday, 22nd, 29th May5th, 12th, 19th June
6.30pm
(Members + waiting list) / Walk and Talk Group / Various venues in the Heatons
Thursday, 17th May
7.30pm for 7.45pm prompt start / Monthly Meeting
Resolutions meeting- sub group to convene meeting
Fundraising_Plant sale
Competition: Flower/foliage in a jam jar, made by you
Door: Sue Ireson; Raffle: Val Pomfrett
Refreshments: Carolyn Rowe, Louise Innes, Michelle Arnold
Meeters and Greeters: Sue J.
Members table-Lindsey and Chris / The Heatons Sports Club,
Green Lane,
Heaton Moor,
SK4 2NF
Friday, 18th, 25th May
1st, 8th, 15th June
2.00-3.00pm
(HMO) / Swimming Group
CURRENTLY FULL / The Waterside
Manchester Road
Didsbury
Saturday, 19th May
10.30am
(HMO) / President’s Coffee Morning / The Moor Top Pub
Heaton Moor
Saturday, 19th May
2nd, 16th June
2.00-4.00 pm
(AWIM) / The Heatons WI Choir
All welcome, £3 per session. / The Moor Club,
Heaton Moor Road
Monday, 21st May
7.30pm
(HMO) / Book Club
CURRENTLY FULL / Hosted by Barbara Humpage
Thursday, 24th May
14th June
7.30pm
(HMO) / Creative Crafts Group
Sewing, knitting, crochet, crafting and chatting / The Moor Club,
Heaton Moor Road
Wednesday, (HMO) / Dining Group / None in June
Thursday, 7th June
2.00pm
(HMO) / Book Club
CURRENTLY FULL / Hosted by Laura
Book for this month-A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart
Monday, 4th June
10.30-12.00pm
(HMO) / Resolutions Group / The Moor Club
Heaton Moor Road
For more info contact the member named as organiser or email with the name of the event as reference
President’s Coffee Morning, Gin-spiring Women-Angela Britland
Creative Craft Group-Sally Stelfox, Linda McDowell, Ann Marshall
Walk and Talk Group, Resolutions Group-Sue Johnson
The Heatons WI Choir, Dining Group-Karen Catchpole
Swimming Group-Shirley Shaw
Other Groups (Open to Members and Friends and Family)
Crochet at the Griffin-We meet every 2nd and 4th Monday at 7pm. Bring your crochet, knitting, or just drop in for a chat and a drink. Friends are welcome too. The Griffin Pub is on Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey and is easily accessible by bus or tram and has a large car park. Please contact Lindsey
Badminton Group
The badminton group meets every Wednesday morning at Life Leisure, Broadstone Mill, Reddish from 10 to 11 am. Equipment is available to borrow. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Shirley
First Friday Lunch Club
Join us for lunch on the first Friday of each month. Details of venues, times, etc. will be sent via email each month but for further details please see Sue J. The next date is 1st June at 1.00pm at the Sports Club, Green Lane.
No Boundaries Book Club
We meet on the last Wednesday of each month from 2 pm at the Boundary on Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey.
The book for this month is When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson and our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 30th May at 2pm.Please contact Suze
NEWS FROM OUR NE CHESHIRE REP,
ANGELA BRITLAND
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18th May- Spring Walk. Meeting at 10am (10.15 start) at the Leather Smithy Pub, Langley. Approx 4 mile walk. See flyer at monthly meeting.
6th July-Trip to the Yorkshire Lavender Fields. £2.50 plus coach fare. Sign up sheet at the meeting.
Save the date-15th September Craft Day
News from cheshire fEDERATION
CFWI Headquarters - WI House, 11 White Friars, Chester, CH1 1NZ. Tel. 01244 347462;
23rd May-New Members Meetings
Saturday, 26th May-“Gardening for Wildlife”. The Cheshire Wildlife Trust invites you to a talk by Chris Baines at 11.00am at Ness Gardens.
Thursday, 5th July-Roberts Bakery Brass Band Concert at Gawsworth Hall, 7.30pm. The hall and grounds will be open from 2.00pm. Tickets £10 including entry to hall and grounds.Anybody signed up to this trip needs to pay Liz Robertson at the May meeting. Payment by cheque for £10 payable to The Heatons WI. Tickets will not be ordered if payment has not been received. If anybody concerned will not be at the meeting can they please send their cheque via another member. Tuesday/Wednesday, 19th/20th June-Royal Cheshire County Show, Tabley
Friday, 7th September-British Cheese Tasting evening. Antrobus Village Hall, 7.00 for 7.30. Tickets £8. See Liz Robertson
Saturday, 17th October-Autumn Meeting at The Story House, 11.00am. The speaker will be Eve Pollard. More details to follow.
HOLD THE DATE-25th-27th October 2019-Cheshire Federation visit to Denman. “We have lots of time to plan. Have a look on Denman website or in the brochure and let me know of any courses you would like us to try to include.” Lyn Hand, Denman
NFWI NEWS
Members’ Only Website
The NFWI MyWI dedicated members only website is now up and running. You should have received log-in details by now via email but if you haven’t please get in touch with NFWI Resources on 0207 371 9300 or Cheshire Federation on 01244 347462. Once you have your password you need to go to mywi.thewi.org.uk to sign in.
Members’ Notice Board
If you have a notice you would like to be included in the Members’ Notice Board section of the newsletter,
or know of any local events other members might be interested in please send details to Linda
A Message From Barbara Humpage
"I would like to thank all my WI friends for their kind thoughts, cards, flowers, phone calls and visits during my recent illness. Pleased to say that I am feeling much better now. With love, Barbara Humpage"
Food Bank Collections
Each month Esther and Janet will collect donations for the Fallowfield and Withington Foodbank. (More information about the foodbank’s work and the Trussell Trust can be found at Donations of items such as cereal, tinned food, long-life milk, toiletries, sweet treats, etc., can be brought to our monthly meetings for delivery to the foodbank.
Stamps for RSPB
Linda McDowell is collecting stamps for the RSPB’s “Save the Albatross” campaign. Could you please leave a small border around the stamps and keep any foreign ones separate.
Free Events
Didsbury Coffee Concerts at Emmanuel Church, Saturdays 11.00am
Chethams Lunchtime Concert Series, every weekday during term time in the Carole Nash Hall 1.30pm
A Little Bite Music at the Bridgewater Hall, Fridays, 12.30-1.30pm
Monday Recital Series at RNCM concert hall, 1.15. Other free events available
Whitwoth Art Gallery-various exhibitions
Manchester Art Gallery-open until 9.00pm on Thursdays with different events taking place
Organ Recitals at Holy Name Church, Oxford Road. Usually Fridays at 7.30pm
Walkaday-what it says! Free guided walks every weekday and some weekends. Programme in the Heatons library or contact Shirley Shaw
The Heatons WI 2018 Committee Members:
Angela Britland, President; Sally Stelfox, Vice-President and Publicity; Susan Johnson, Secretary;
Krysia Kaczmarska, Treasurer; Liz Robertson, Assistant Treasurer:
Karen Catchpole, Meeting and Social Secretary;
Linda McDowell, Newsletter; Carolyn Rowe, Catering and Competitions;
Angela Slattery, Minutes Secretary;
Ann Marshall,